Photography and Filming at School

The school acknowledges that the majority of people who take or view photographs or videos of children do so for entirely innocent, understandable and acceptable reasons. Sadly, some people abuse children through taking or using images. To help protect pupils, we ask that no photographs are taken on the school site unless at supervised events and performances.

Photographs and videos taken at supervised events and performances are allowed for personal use only and should not be distributed or put online. This is to protect all members of the community.  Images including other people (children or adults) must not be distributed or put anywhere online unless consent has been sought in advance.  This includes social media platforms such as WhatsApp.  

The sharing of photographs and videos on social media is now commonplace but we must ensure we protect and safeguard all children and staff, including those who do not want to have their images stored online.  Parents should be reminded that:

• Once posted and shared online, any image or video can be copied and will stay online forever.
• Some children are at risk and MUST NOT have their image put online.  Not all members of the community will know who they are.
• Some people do not want their images online for personal or religious reasons.
• Some children and staff may have a complex family background, which means that sharing their image online can have unforeseen consequences.

Therefore, in order to keep all members of the community safe, we must all ‘Think before We Post’ Online.

We thank you for working in collaboration with us.